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Upcoming Events at Pen Green

All upcoming events, courses, and important dates can be found here. To see which groups are running please see our daily timetable. If you would like any further information about upcoming dates and events, please contact us. Daily events such as groups are also posted on our social medial channels.

All nursery closure dates and staff training days are listed but if you would like to see all closure dates for the academic year, please see our information for parents & carers.

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This one year top-up course allows students holding a relevant foundation degree to progress to the next level of learning. It is delivered by practitioners from Pen Green Research, Training and Development Base and accredited by the University of Hertfordshire.

Understanding Children’s Experience of Change and Transition – A free one day conference for early years practitioners and teachers

Keynote by Anne O’Connor on Understanding Children’s Experience of Change and Transition.This will include vertical and horizontal transitions experienced by young children; with a focus on physical and motor readiness for school from Anna Daly.

To support schools in raising the life-chances of all pupils, a group of six Northamptonshire Teaching Schools, in collaborative with Virtual Schools, are rolling out a training programme. Our aim is to create Reconnect Attachment Aware School Leaders who can cascade vital information to all staff. Funded by Virtual Schools and written by Specialist Leaders, social workers, early years and behaviour specialists, under the guidance of a clinical psychologist, these materials explore strategies to fully engage children and young people with trauma difficulties.

This established course, taught by experienced clinicians, is a prerequisite for clinical training as a child and adolescent psychotherapist. It will enhance your professional work with children, young people and their carers. It is rooted in learning from detailed observation within a psychoanalytic framework.

Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) is teacher training focused on working with children across the birth to five age range. Early years teachers specialise in early childhood development and learning. Their expertise, knowledge and understanding helps to provide young children with the best start in early years settings and schools. As an Early Years Teacher you will be responsible for organising, delivering and leading practice in your own workplace, working closely with families and other professionals.

The Pen Green Initial Teacher Training (ITT) course covers the 3 to 11 age range. All primary trainees are on a programme which trains them to teach ‘The Primary Phase’. Within this phase, Pen Green trainees are on the 3-7 pathway. All trainees are required to spend time (1 day minimum) in the age range before and after the age range they are experiencing in their school based training.

We have two routes to QTS, School Direct PGCE and School Direct Salaried. School Direct means that trainees spend the majority of their training year based in school, working and learning alongside qualified teachers who mentor and support them in school. Academic and pastoral support is also provided by tutors from Pen Green and the University of Hertfordshire. The University of Hertfordshire awards the academic qualifications and accredits the QTS of our trainee teachers.

The Pen Green Initial Teacher Training (ITT) course covers the 3 to 11 age range. All primary trainees are on a programme which trains them to teach ‘The Primary Phase’. Within this phase, Pen Green trainees are on the 3-7 pathway. All trainees are required to spend time (1 day minimum) in the age range before and after the age range they are experiencing in their school based training.

We have two routes to QTS, School Direct PGCE and School Direct Salaried. School Direct means that trainees spend the majority of their training year based in school, working and learning alongside qualified teachers who mentor and support them in school. Academic and pastoral support is also provided by tutors from Pen Green and the University of Hertfordshire. The University of Hertfordshire awards the academic qualifications and accredits the QTS of our trainee teachers.

The Foundation Degree (Arts) in Integrated Working with Children and Families in the Early Years is an exciting entry into Higher Education, delivered at the Pen Green Research Base and endorsed by the University of Hertfordshire. This two year course has been designed for practitioners to build on their experience, develop their practice, and deepen their understanding of working with children and families in early years contexts.

The Foundation Degree (Arts) in Integrated Working with Children and Families in the Early Years is delivered at Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, Liverpool. An exciting entry into Higher Education endorsed by the University of Hertfordshire. This two year course has been designed for practitioners to build on their experience, develop their practice, and deepen their understanding of working with children and families in early years contexts.

This practice-based postgraduate course is an exciting collaborative venture between Pen Green and the University of Hertfordshire. Developed in consultation with working practitioners, it is an opportunity to develop a range of vocational, academic and personal skills which will be of value to your practice in the workplace. We also offer a unique course structure enabling you to combine study with your other personal and professional commitments.

This one year top-up course allows students holding a relevant foundation degree to progress to the next level of learning. It is delivered by practitioners from Pen Green Research, Training and Development Base and accredited by the University of Hertfordshire.

The Foundation Degree (Arts) in Integrated Working with Children and Families in the Early Years is an exciting entry into Higher Education, delivered at the Pen Green Research Base and endorsed by the University of Hertfordshire. This two year course has been designed for practitioners to build on their experience, develop their practice, and deepen their understanding of working with children and families in early years contexts.

This one year top-up course allows students holding a relevant foundation degree to progress to the next level of learning. It is delivered by practitioners from Pen Green Research, Training and Development Base and accredited by the University of Hertfordshire.